Anthony Allen

The NFL yesterday released the list of attendees for the scouting combine this month and it included several players with local ties. Not only did four University of Maryland players – outside linebacker/defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson, defensive back Sean Davis and kicker Brad Craddock – garner invites to Indianapolis for the weeklong workouts for draft-eligible players, but so did three other prospects from the Baltimore area. Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper (City College), Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones (Gilman) and Virginia Tech cornerback...

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The NFL yesterday released the list of attendees for the scouting combine this month and it included several players with local ties. Not only did four University of Maryland players – outside linebacker/defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, defensive tackle...

Each week, Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston will answer questions from readers about the Ravens. You can submit questions during every game to sports@baltimoresun.com.
Here are this week's questions:
Do you think the Ravens, coaches included, have...

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Undrafted rookie wide receiver Marlon Brown said late Thursday night that he expected to be “peaceful and calm” as Saturday’s cut down deadline approached. Minutes later, fellow rookie receiver Aaron Mellete stood in front of his locker and said that he...

ST. LOUIS — One yard away from the end zone, Ravens running back Bobby Rainey tried the right side where he was met by a wall of St. Louis Rams’ defenders. He then cut back toward the middle and just as it looked like his progress was about to be stopped,...

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Reed, obviously, was on the outside...

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There was no live hitting in the Ravens’ training camp practice at Stevenson University Sunday -- or at least there wasn’t supposed to be -- but cornerback Lardarius Webb didn’t feel like he had another option.
Toward the end of the practice, he got such...

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UPDATE: After practice,...

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